The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited Ladakh groups for talks on October 22, the first formal interaction between the government and leaders of the cold desert since the September 24 protests in which four persons were killed and nearly 100 injured.

Leh Apex Body co-chairman and member of the sub-committee Cherring Dorjay Lakruk confirmed to The Tribune that the groups had been called to New Delhi for discussions focused on the Sixth Schedule and statehood for Ladakh. “We will also discuss the release of activist Sonam Wangchuk and 25 others who were detained after the September 24 protests in Leh,” said Lakruk.

A sub-committee comprising six Ladakh leaders — three each from the LAB and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) — along with Member of Parliament from Ladakh Haji Hanifa Jan,

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